GRE Word List

PHOENIX

a legendary bird which according to one account lived 500 years, burned itself to ashes on a pyre, and rose alive from the ashes to live another period

The meaning of the word phoenix is a legendary bird which according to one account lived 500 years, burned itself to ashes on a pyre, and rose alive from the ashes to live another period.

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offensivemaking attack : aggressive
spasmodicrelating to or affected or characterized by spasm
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fitacceptable from a particular viewpoint (as of competence or morality) : proper
connivancethe act of conniving
paragona model of excellence or perfection
deleteriousharmful often in a subtle or unexpected way
executorone who executes something
miscellanyseparate writings collected in one volume
oblivionthe fact or condition of not remembering : a state marked by lack of awareness or consciousness